Côte - St Martin's Lane

Lovely food as always. Very helpful staff made it a pleasure to dine at Cote Brasseries, St.Martin's Lane. . We were a group of 8 having a pre-theatre meal. Service and food was spot on.

Good service from all the staff, attentive, professional, very busy but didn't wait long between courses, the food was delicious - have visited other Cote Brasserie restaurants and always had the same experience, would recommend.

Very enjoyable evening, great food and service was attentive. First time we have tried this restaurant and will definitely come back. Would recommend to everyone.

We went for a pre theatre dinner. Although the restaurant was very busy, the service was brisk and efficient. The food was excellent as always.

We have been here many times because the food is tasty and reasonably priced. We have never had a poor experience until today. We had to wait ages for our food and it only arrived after we had been forced to chase it up and it transpired that the order had not actually been placed. We were given complementary bread and olives at this point. My husband's starter and our steaks were absolutely fine but my starter, the pisaladiere, was disappointing: the sweet onion mix was quite thinly spread on the overbaked flatbread and there wasn't an anchovy in sight. I ordered a second glass of wine and again we had to chase this up. To be fair to the restaurant we did have our complementary bread and olives and we were not charged for the second glass of wine. They also waived the service charge. However, we would rather have paid the full price and had decent service.

Great food, great value as always. Lovely atmosphere busy yet service good. We always eat here on trip to London, best value in West End

Great food and service in a lovely atmosphere. We were well looked after and the service staff were very attentive and quick to bring additional things such as sauces, bread....

The host greeted us in a very friendly manner. The waiter was helpful and professional. The pretheatre 3 course meal was very good. We would go back next time we're in London. If you like chocolate, get the mousse!

Excellent as always Sea bass fab mackerel starter great Steak frites really nice Lovely day in covent garden We will be returning very soon Thank you

Arrived in time for breakfast menu. Lovely waitress advised us to do the breakfast package & quickly before the 12 noon cut off. Great service & decent food at a rwasonable price.

Having enjoyed Cote meals locally I booked here for a pre theatre meal for my companion and me. I had already downloaded the menu and we discussed it. We had assumed the pre-theatre menu would be unattractive and chose accordingly! How wrong could we have been? The welcome was warm and friendly and despite the restaurant buzzing with around 160 guests we were treated as if we were the only ones. The fixed price menu shook us by the variety of choice and great dishes, but we stuck to our original choices! My veal escalope was very large but beautifully cooked thin, tender and delicious whilst the tuna steak was perfection. Looking at the dishes at neighbouring tables the fixed price menu offerings looked equally appealing.

Having enjoyed Cote meals locally I booked here for a pre theatre meal for my companion and me. I had already downloaded the menu and we discussed it. We had assumed the pre-theatre menu would be unattractive and chose accordingly! How wrong could we have been? The welcome was warm and friendly and despite the restaurant buzzing with around 160 guests we were treated as if we were the only ones. The fixed price menu shook us by the variety of choice and great dishes, but we stuck to our original choices! My veal escalope was very large but beautifully cooked thin, tender and delicious whilst the tuna steak was perfection. Looking at the dishes at neighbouring tables the fixed price menu offerings looked equally appealing.

We arrived early to a warm welcome and were seated straight away. The service throughout was friendly and efficient. The quality of the food was very good and good value for money. Overall, a very enjoyable experience.

Very good & charming service. Best waitress in a long time. ( from Italy). Three course good - but crepe was very dry. Fish very fresh and cooked perfectly (easy to over cook fish so this was a delight). Good choice of wine - good quality. Not always the case in restaurants.

Quite slow service, warm white wine. Sweary staff. Food was brought and then taken away again with no explanation. Half am hour wait between starter and main. Food was nice though

It is always a great place to go for a meal. The set menu and the specials change monthly so you never get bored with the same food. Having said that the regular dishes are worth eating again

It is always a great place to go for a meal. The set menu and the specials change monthly so you never get bored with the same food. Having said that the regular dishes are worth eating again

Excellent food at a good price delivered with a speedy & friendly service just what you need when you have a theatre booked. Best to book in advance as many people were unsuccessful in securing a table as they hadn't booked in advance

Helpful staff, maybe a bit slow at taking orders and they weren't full. Food ok, not fantastic. Nice atmosphere, seated in a booth which is best in my opinion.

A friendly welcome. Good service - attentive but not too attentive! Lunch time menu deal had by me and my friends! Great choice and very tasty! good value for the money!

Highly recommend, good menu, staff helpfu, pleasant, efficient and friendly, just as we would expect from this chain of restaurants. Food delicious and always varied but with some retained favourites.

The restaurant was busy however the food, wine and service were all excellent. Will certainly return to this restaurant again sometime in the near future.

Tasty food with a good wine Happy atmosphere without being noisy. Nicely attentive staff. Reasonable prices. Convenient location I look forward to the next time I meet up with friends there

Simple no fuss post Theatre dinner. Great service. Only drawback was no disabled toilet upstairs! The toilets were down a set of steep stairs so not ideal for elderly or anyone with difficulty walking.

Delicious set menu lunch with a friend. Good atmosphere. Cheerful friendly and attentive staff. Thank you! Highly recommend to friends. Will be back again soon.

This restaurant is situated right in the heart of London and theatre-land. Great busy atmosphere, lovely food, good staff, unhurried. Would definitely book this restaurant again.

I always enjoy Cote but the food on the July menu didn't excite me as much as usual. Sitting directly under the air conditioning was really cold and although we moved it was just the same in our new seats

Other cotes are more spacious even in London. This one felt cramped and six adults in a booth was cosy . Main server was fine but let down by his colleagues who attending us at different times and mixed up meals and failed to bring a new order of drinks despite being asked a number of times . They did hold our reservation when we phoned prior after problems on the Piccadilly line so credit to the place and would have been nice if the one waiter remained with us rather than a mixture that may have led to confusion at times

Very nice meal, although the starter, pork loin was rather small,. The service was quite good and the overall timing of the dishes was satisfactory.

Even though very busy pre show, the service was both friendly and efficient, most enjoyable experience​, 2nd visit, really good for early evening meal pre theatre

Considering I had reserved a table 1 week in advance I felt we could have been given a table on the ground floor which is much lighter and generally more pleasant than the basement room we were put in. The pre theatre menu was excellent and the service vert pleasant.

Booking system worked well as loads of casuals being turned away as FULL. Not surprising & very convenient for Colisium/theatre. Cote maintains a consistent standard wherever situated. Totally reliable. D A C May 17

The Cote in St Martins lane was an ideal spot for a pre theatre meal Good service and food although my fish could have been a bit hotter

Food Very average ....service very fast seemed they wanted us in and out very quickly they need toilets upstairs as only ones were downt a long flight of narrow steps ..wouldn't go back

Good food; friendly staff. The service was mostly good, but a small criticism in that it could have been a little more attentive. Will definitely visit again.

Visited st martins lane brasserie. Interesting menu, nicely presented by courteous staff, food excellent and not over priced. Not first time we had been to cote and would definitely visit cote again. -peter Jeffery, London.

Always a good bet pre-theatre. They know you have limited time and service it well. Quality of food always of a high standard compared to similar mid range chains.

Staff helpful and friendly. Good service despite being very busy. Good value food and will definitely go back when we visit London again for the theatre

Sadly, what started as a very pleasant late lunch turned into a fairly unpleasant experience. We asked for a different table to that which was offered and our request was amiably accommodated, thereafter our waitress was inattentive and rude. When asked for a glass of house white wine it was delivered warm and slammed on the table. Ice was requested and again it was obvious our request was of annoyance, the ice was delivered slammed on the table, the waitress leaning over one of our party's food to provide the ice. The food was of a good quality however the service was appalling. At one stage we asked for a few more minutes to decide on our desserts, after which the waitress rolled her eyes and walked off.

Busy as always, but staff really polite and efficient. Food as good as usual, with pre theatre menu excelling. Very good value whichever menu chosen.

Good bistro food, & very good value for central London. Very popular, with a queue at the door. Lots of people turned away. You must book to ensure places.

It was an excellent choice for a pre theatre dinner. The food was extremely good and the staff were very polite and helpful. Would highly recommend it.

Very busy Cote but food and service still good and up to the usual high Cote standards. The set menu is very good value for money and tasty too.

A Good choice of food and well presented. Service was excellent, quick and efficient. A good place to eat before an evening at the theatre.

As always the Cote experience was enjoyable. Good food, service and a friendly welcome. As the restaurant was very busy, we were seated downstairs where the ambience is rather lacking. So when booking I would suggest requesting an upstairs table.

An evening at the Coliseum, so an excuse to dine in our favourite restaurant. My wife says do we only go to the the theatre to eat at Cote St Martins Lane. Yes it is the best.

An evening at the Coliseum, so an excuse to dine in our favourite restaurant. My wife says do we only go to the the theatre to eat at Cote St Martins Lane. Yes it is the best.

The food was delicious as always at Cote, fresh ingredients, freshly cooked. We were there at a very busy, pre-theatre time, so the service was a little slower than usual. It was 15 minutes before our order was taken and water arrived after the first course, which is very unusual.

Food was good. Service was good and staff were very professional. We were made to feel welcome and had a good evening will definitely go back

We had a wonderful pre theatre lunch celebration for my mums 88th Birthday. We notified the restaurant ahead that it was Mums birthday and the staff immediately mentioned this on our arrival to make mum feel special. To our surprise 3 glasses of Kir Royal were brought out as a complimentary gift. How wonderful to come to London to our very familiar Cote (we go to Bath and Bristol) to find the same great menu and lovely service. It really does feel special at Cote. Thank you 😄

Food was good chose from the a la carte menu ,husband ordered rib eye steak when it came it looked more like steak haiche which I commented on to him but have had rib eye before which can be differing shapes. When the bill came I checked it and saw we'd been charged for fillet steak told the guy who's bought the bill ,he asked who'd served us ,I pointed him out to him but he didn't do anything so was a bit annoyed especially as there was £9+ service charge on the bill,with hindsight should have said I wasn't paying it,as rib eye doesn't sound like fillet

We were given a choice of table and chose a quiet-ish area. The specials menu included really good sea bass (or was it bream?) Starter of beetroot salad refreshing and well presented. My friend had duck and liked that. Service was mostly good though erratic at times, but always pleasant and friendly and not intrusive. Wine good as usual. A very enjoyable and satisfying experience.

Excellent table by the window and friendly attentive service by staff. The lunch time menu is fabulous and my party of four all enjoyed themselves!